A Florida appellate court reversed the trial court and concluded that a school headmaster’s need to tell his daughter how his employment dispute was resolved in mediation violated the confidentiality provision in the settlement agreement. The breach came to light when his
daughter immediately sent out a gloating message on Facebook to 1,200 friends, including many students of the school. The appellate court precluded the headmaster from enforcing the settlement agreement, stating that his need...
A California appellate court concluded that litigation to enforce confidentiality provisions in a mediated settlement does not violate the state’s anti-SLAPP law, even though the material related to a sex tape of a former Miss California USA that was of interest to the public. Defendants had moved to strike the complaint based on the anti-SLAPP statute, which is intended to prevent chilling of the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and petition in connection with a public issue, and protects...
